Etymology

Fenwick

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Today it means: A small village in Kyloe parish, north Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0640). Full definition →

Old English fenn
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromfenn“fen, marsh”
  2. English todayFenwick

From Old English fenn (“fen, marsh”) + wīc (“abode, dwelling-place”), equivalent to fen + -wick.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishfenn all →

VanceFentonfenFenby

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.